Unknown Facts about Major Saab: There were many such films in the 90’s which are still talked about. One of those films is ‘Major Saab’ which was released almost 28 years ago. The story of this film was liked, especially the songs of the film were a huge hit. Sonali Bendre’s pairing with Ajay Devgan in the film created a stir.
The film Major Saab shows how a love story is formed in the life of an army man. Ajay Devgan was in the lead role in the film and it did well at the box office. The most interesting thing is that a song from the film became popular among children.
‘Major Saab’ completes 28 years of its release
The film Major Saab was released on 26 June 1998. The film was directed by Tinu Anand who has worked in many Hindi films. Amitabh Bachchan, Nasifa Ali, Ajay Devgan and Sonali Bendre were seen in important roles in the film. The film was produced by Amitabh Bachchan Film Corporation. The music of the film was composed by Anand-Aadesh.
box office collection of ‘Major Saab’
Apart from this film, Ajay Devgan and Sonali Bendre had worked together in ‘Diljale’, ‘Chori Chori’, ‘Tera Mera Saath Rahe’. However, only ‘Major Saab’ and ‘Diljale’ starring them were successful. If we talk about the film’s collection, that too was good. According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film Major Saab was Rs 8 crore while the film collected Rs 22.18 crore at the box office.
The story of ‘Major Saab’
A boy named Virendra Pratap Singh (Ajay Devgan) joins the army but after seeing the strictness during training, he decides to run away. For this, he troubles the Major (Amitabh Bachchan) a lot. He tries to run away again and again but fails. Later, the Major’s wife (Nafisa Ali), who is a doctor in the army, treats him but she has lost her son.
They start looking for their son in Virendra Pratap. Virendra falls in love with a girl Nisha (Sonali Bendre) but her family is strict. Now how Virendra finds his love and how Major Saab helps him in this should be seen in the film. You can watch the film for free on YouTube.
Unheard stories related to ‘Major Saab’
The film Major Saab was a hit film starring Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgan. You may have seen it many times on TV but still you may not know these stories related to the film. We are telling these stories according to IMDB.
1. This was Ajay Devgan’s first film in which he wore an army look. It is said that Ajay’s fans followed this look a lot and this hairstyle became trending.
2. The film was directed by Tinnu Anand but once he fell ill, some parts of the film were directed by Ajay Devgan.
3. Abhishek Bachchan worked as an assistant in this film. He assisted the director and other things.
4. About a week after the release of the film Major Saab, the Indian Army objected to Amitabh Bachchan’s bearded look in the film. After this, Amitabh Bachchan gave credits at the beginning of the film showing the army policies, then the matter ended.
5. The song ‘Akeli Na Bazaar Jaaya Karo’ was a huge hit at that time. Even today people listen to this song a lot.
